The state Senate passed legislation changing school calendar requirements from days or months to hours. Senate Bill 890 would change the minimum public school 180 instructional day requirement into a ...

The Independence school district just east of Kansas City, Mo., this Friday will wrap up its first school year implementing a four-days-a-week schedule. From Superintendent Dale Herl’s perspective, ...

Previously, the minimum was 182 days a year. That included days when students weren’t in class, such as teacher professional days and parent-teacher conferences. The rules for the minimal instruction ...